Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 454 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Look for the clues): Magic, spells, wishes, fairies, giants or dragons → fairy tale. A dangerous journey, exploring or escaping → adventure story. Something missing, clues, a secret or a detective → mystery story. Silly mix-ups that make you laugh → funny story.

1. 1.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) exploring wild places
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Across the Desert by Camel
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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